Daniel Priestley, an entrepreneur and author of 'Key Person of Influence,' dives into the art of personal branding and its impact on business success. He shares how visible leadership, showcased by icons like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, transforms consumer trust. Discover the five essential skills for becoming a key influencer, from effective pitching to building valuable partnerships. Daniel emphasizes the need for meaningful connections and a well-structured product ecosystem, shedding light on how personal branding shapes our digital identities.
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Spotlight
True key people of influence don't chase the spotlight, they become one.
They divert attention to trends and ideas, not themselves.
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Intro Events
Daniel Priestley's first business involved running intro events, scaling from zero to $10.7M in three years.
He hired draw-card speakers, observing the power of personal brands.
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Personal Brand Power
Digital technology expanded market reach but increased competition.
Personal brands help businesses gain traction in this expanded, competitive landscape.
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This book outlines a five-step method to fast-track your way to the inner circle of your industry. It emphasizes the importance of influence in success and provides steps such as pitching, publishing, productizing your knowledge, building your profile, and forming partnerships. The book is aimed at those who want to get ahead in their career, dominate their industry, or become successful entrepreneurs.
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Daniel Priestley is an entrepreneur (several times over), but you may know him best from his book Key Person of Influence. Over the last decade, Daniel noticed a trend in successful businesses: visible (and often outspoken) leadership.
Steve Jobs. Richard Branson. Elon Musk.
These CEOs leveraged technology to wield influence and change how we think about the world and their products. In short, we buy into the people behind the business before we buy from the business.
You may not aspire to be the next Elon Musk, but you can apply the same approach and hasten the growth of your own small business.
In this episode, Daniel and Chris discuss the benefits of being a person of influence and study the five common things you need to do to become one.
But before you start that process, ask yourself this: what kind of dent do you want to make in the universe?
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